Chapter 161: Your Very Own Little Puppy

“Why are you crying? Does it hurt that much?”

Lin Ruocheng looked over.

She pulled out two tissues and helped wipe her clean.

Her body, which had just finished its “workout,” was still trembling slightly.

Her eyes were red at the corners.

Her chest heaved up and down.

“It’s not that it hurts… It’s just that I don’t know how to face you… Do you think I’m… very… slutty like this?”

The image Fu Yanxi had maintained in front of Lin Ruocheng completely vanished into thin air.

It was gone. What if Lin Ruocheng didn’t like this side of her anymore?

She was a bad person.

Before they got together, she had done this almost every night while staring at Lin Ruocheng’s photos.

That was why she had come so quickly when faced with the real thing.

Lin Ruocheng leaned in.

She planted a gentle kiss on her forehead.

“Silly girl, how could I ever dislike you? I treasure you more than anything.”

“I didn’t actually need you to do that for me. I just wanted you to truly open up. You carry too many burdens and pressures—you need to let them go. Now that I understand you, all of you, just like I said before, no one is perfect.”

“Just like me and you—we’re both ordinary people living ordinary lives, right?”

“Don’t be afraid to show your vulnerability in front of me. I love taking care of you, Fu Yanxi. I mean it.”

“A lot of people say they like dating an ‘older sister’ type.”

“They like her maturity and stability, her ability to handle everything, even pull them up when they’re down, and maybe spoil them with some money.”

“But most people forget that even ‘older sisters’ are human—they have vulnerable moments when they need to be needed too.”

“Don’t think you’ll be a burden to me. If it’s your troubles, I’m more than willing to take them on.”

“If I can’t even help my girlfriend with her problems, then I’m not doing a very good job as her girlfriend.”

Fu Yanxi looked at her, feeling her eyes grow misty again.

Her girlfriend was wonderful, the same age as her.

But she always seemed so tolerant, accepting everything about her.

That was why she was willing to change her own stubbornness and awkwardness.

She wanted to be with Lin Ruocheng properly.

And precisely because Lin Ruocheng was so good, she was even less willing to let go.

She didn’t know if she could be so magnanimous if she let go—or if Lin Ruocheng left her and started dating someone else.

Before she had Lin Ruocheng, she could have magnanimously said congratulations.

It would have been a bit bitter, but unavoidable.

But now that she had her, she couldn’t be that generous anymore.

She was selfish, selfish enough to want Lin Ruocheng all to herself for life.

“Alright, let’s go take a bath now, okay? Be good? I’ll help you—it’ll be quicker.”

“Mm.”

Lin Ruocheng dutifully supported Fu Yanxi as they went to bathe.

She didn’t make any moves during it.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t attracted to her body.

It was just that doing something like this for the first time in front of her girlfriend had been incredibly exciting.

Now Fu Yanxi was completely spent.

If they went again, she probably wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed tomorrow.

Fu Yanxi had already done so much—that was impressive enough.

How could she ask for more?

Lin Ruocheng took a bath towel and dried Fu Yanxi off, then grabbed the hairdryer to blow-dry her hair.

Her movements were very gentle.

As Lin Ruocheng ruffled her hair, it felt just like petting a little puppy’s head.

“Lin Ruocheng…”

“What’s up, my good little puppy?”

“I love you so much.”

“Me too…”

Fu Yanxi hugged her waist.

Tight, her head buried in the other’s chest.

What good deeds had she done in her past life to deserve such a great girlfriend?

She must have done something virtuous for Lin Ruocheng to come save her in this one.

“What’s wrong, little puppy? Did someone bully you? Tell me who, and I’ll go beat them up for you, how about that?”

When Lin Ruocheng was little, she had taken care of Lin Shuyi that way, even though her sister was half a head taller.

Lin Shuyi had made it into the special police academy now.

But as a kid, she had been a total crybaby.

She’d hug Lin Ruocheng’s waist now and then, barreling into her arms like a little calf seeking comfort.

And Lin Ruocheng would stand up for her.

Fu Yanxi was exactly the same as Lin Shuyi right now.

But the feeling of her girlfriend hugging her was completely different from her little sister.

Her girlfriend was soft and fluffy, like a little kitten.

Lin Ruocheng couldn’t help but soften toward her.

She felt like she could forgive her no matter what she did.

With her little sister, it was a different story—she just needed a good beating.

Lin Shuyi: ……

Are we really blood sisters?

Today felt like another day where she wondered if she’d been adopted.

“No, I just want a hug.”

“You want a hug? Such a good girl. Are you my good little puppy?”

“Mm, I’m the owner’s one and only good little puppy.”

Fu Yanxi buried herself desperately in her embrace, her voice muffled.

Lin Ruocheng chuckled and poked Fu Yanxi.

Fu Yanxi made a sound but didn’t move her head.

This spot smelled so good—she felt like she was about to pass out from the scent.

“What are you doing? Didn’t you say you were exhausted?”

“I’ve recovered a little now. I want to… do it with you. Can we?”

“Hm? Not even a little shy anymore?”

A few months ago, she had still been a bit reserved and wouldn’t say it outright.

If she wanted to do it, she’d poke Lin Ruocheng’s back.

Hesitate, then bring it up.

Now she was completely straightforward.

“Mm, not shy.”

“Oh.”

“So… can we?”

“Did I ever say no?”

Lin Ruocheng turned and headed off, with Fu Yanxi following on somewhat wobbly legs.

She asked as she went.

“Where do you want to do it tonight?”

“What do you think?”

Lin Ruocheng handed her a nail clipper.

“Go clip your nails. I’ll wait for you in bed, wearing that set you liked earlier, sexy lingerie.”

“Mm.”

…

The next morning.

Fu Yanxi kissed the Lin Ruocheng beside her.

Lin Ruocheng woke from the kiss, but smiled at the corners of her mouth, deepening it.

“Chengzi… we still need to get up…”

Fu Yanxi’s originally cool voice carried a hint of hoarseness.

She had been a bit tired from doing it herself last night, but once she started teasing Lin Ruocheng…

She seemed to gain more and more energy.

She loved eating her oranges—she could never get enough.

“Get up? Stay in bed with me a little longer, okay?”

Lin Ruocheng opened her arms.

Fu Yanxi didn’t hesitate and burrowed back into her embrace.

“What’s this? The ever-disciplined Miss Fu wants to fall into my gentle trap today?”

“Mm, I don’t want to go to work or school. I just want to drown in you.”

Rustling sounds came from under the covers.

Fu Yanxi looked at her, ear pressed to Lin Ruocheng’s chest, listening to her strong heartbeat.

The thought that only she got to see this side of her made her grin foolishly.

“What are you grinning about? Smiling like an idiot? You give that sultry smile to others, but a dopey one to me? Isn’t that a bit of double standards, my CV superstar? And you’re pressing down on me again—what naughty thoughts are you having?”

“I’m sleeping. Yeah, I do have double standards. I give sultry smiles to others, but I wouldn’t do such intimate things with them. I wouldn’t spend seven years liking someone else either. I grin like an idiot at you because this is my true self.”

“I just want to grin at you like this. Not allowed?”

Fu Yanxi’s hair was a messy, fluffy tuft at the top of her head.

It looked so pettable.

“It’s allowed. Of course it is.”